Toy pistol.



R. A. MOORE.

TOY PISTL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1910.

Patented June 6,1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

RAPHAEL' A. MOORE, or PORTSMOUTH, oHIo.

.'ioY PISTOL..

Specification of Letters Ilatent.-Y

Patented June 6, 1911.

Application med July 1, 1.910. seriaim. 569,984.

'To aZI whom 'it may concern.'

Beit known that I, RAPHAEL A. MOORE,

a .citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in county of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented certain 'new and usefulImprovements in ToyPistols, of which the following is a specification.

` Myinvent-ion relates to an improvement in toy pistols, and the .object is^to provide means or supporting or' carrying the explosiv'e tape at the rear end of the barrel whereby it can be -fed upon the anvil and" in the-path of the movable hammer.

The invention consists incertain novel V features'of construction and Acombinations of partsl which will be hereinafter fully'described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectlonal view;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the trigger acting'upon the hammer and.- about to4 release the hammer for the firing stroke; Fig.

3 is a view inside elevation showing the handle raised for loading; Fig. 4 is a side view ofthe hammer; and Fig. 5 is aside view of the trigger with thefeed-s'pring vconnected thereto; Fig. 6 is a sectional view through the barrel showing the two Acomplementary parts. Y A represents the barrel, which is made in two sections, 1 and 2. Section 2 extends beyond the side section 1 at the rear end of the barrel. A'rib 3 is formed on the side section 2, which is provided Withan anvil 4 at the upper forward end thereof. Between the outer edge 'of the rib and the side section 1, a slot or passage 5 is provided,

through which ,the explosive tape 6 is* teceived in loading the gun. TheV tape, which is preferably in a roll, is mounted upon the pin 7 which is formed on` the rear end of the side. section 2 and inthe rear ofthe rib 3, the' tape being fed from the roll ,on the pin 7 underneath the lower end of the rib 3 up to the anvil 4.

The plunger or hammer 8 is slidably mounted in the barrel of the pistol, and suirounding thestem 9 of the hammer isa coil spring 10, one end of which engages the -pawl 11 which is pivotally mounted on the hammer. The rear end of the pawl -is provided with a lug 12 which is received in a recess 13 formedinthe hammer 8. The

lug is of asize and thickness to allow then pawl to have a slight vertical movement. A lug 14 yis formed on the under side of the lfulminate on the` tape.

pawl, which is adapted to be engaged by the 'trigger 15 for reciprocating the hammer. The trigger 15 is provided with a spring 16 for causing the trigger to return to its original position after the hammer hasbeenreleased for the firing stroke. Upon the movement of the trigger 15, the hammer is forced toward the forward end of the barrel, until the upper end of the' trigger passes the lug 14, when the hammer will be released, and under the tension ofthe spring 10, the 'hammer will be moved rearwardly against the anvil4, causing an explosion of .a cap or When the trigger returns after its disengagement from the hammer, under the tension of the spring 16,

it will have to pass the lug 1'4 on the pawl 11, and as "the upper end of the trigger engages the lug 14, the pawl will be caused to move upwardly, allowing the trigger to pass beneath the -lug 14.

a The trigger 15 is provided on its rear side withl arms 17 and 18. 'A feed spring 20 has the llower end thereof bent at right angles, so that the right angular portion rests upon the arm 17, and the right angular portion has the end thereof bent parallel therewith, so that theend will bear against the arm 18, the end of the spring being provided with an opening 21, in which is received the projection 22 on the arm 18, for locking the spring between lthe arms 17 and 18. The

spring 20bears against the rib 3, and causes the tape to be fed upward onto the anvil and in the path of the hammer upon the move- .ment of the trigger in actuating the hammer for the ring stroke.

The. handle 23 is pivotally mounted at the upper end of the rib 3. The sides 24 of the"- handle 23, are received over and upon the side sections 1 a'nd 2 of the barrel, ridges -25Lfbeing formed on the inner surface of thev sides, which ridges are received in vgrooves 26 on the sections l and 2 of the barrel for locking the handle in position.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A toy pistol comprising a barrel and ahalinner, means for carrying an explosive tape on the barrel, a trigger for operating the hammer for exploding the tape, a handle pivotally connected to the barrel in closing the tape, and means for locking the handle to the barrel. 5

2. A toy pistol, comprising a barrel-and engaging the pawl for operating the hammer, and a Sprlng engaging the pawl for normally holding the hammer againsJ the Y anvil and holding the pawl in a position' to be engaged by the trigger.

3. A pistol ycomprising a magazine for receiving the explosive tape, a hammer, a trigger for actuating thehammer, arms on the trigger, a Spring having one end thereof received between the arms, and means on one of Jthe arms engaging-the spring for holding it in posit-ion between the arms, said spring moved upon the operation o eeaeee the trigger for feeding the tape into the path ofthe hammer.

4. A pistol comprising a barrel having grooves in the sides thereof, a handle pivotally connected thereto, and ridges on the sides of the handle received in the ygrooves in the barrel for locking the handle to the barrel.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature,

in the presence Vo: 'two witnesses.

A.v MOORE.

lWilenesees: 'CECIL A. MILLER,

JOSEPH Gr. STEAGALL. 

